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section

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A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully cut a section from the large log to use for the firewood. "

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A part, piece, subdivision of anything.

Examples :

"The book has a section on how to bake cookies. "

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A part of a document.

Examples :

"The section on budgeting in the financial report is very detailed. "

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An act or instance of cutting.

Examples :

"The chef's precise sectioning of the watermelon ensured even portions for everyone. "

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A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).

Examples :

"The biology textbook showed a section of a flower, illustrating how the petals connected to the stem. "

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An incision or the act of making an incision.

Examples :

"The doctor made a small section in the patient's arm to take a blood sample. "

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A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.

Examples :

"The scientist examined the thin section of the bone under the microscope. "

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A taxonomic rank below the genus (and subgenus if present), but above the species.

Examples :

"The biology textbook categorized the different types of flowers into various sections, like the Viola section, which includes many species of violets. "

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An informal taxonomic rank below the order ranks and above the family ranks.

Examples :

"The biology textbook divided the mammal section into different families, like the dog family and the cat family. "

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A group of 10-15 soldiers led by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.

Examples :

"The sergeant led his section of ten soldiers during the field training exercise. "

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A right inverse.

Examples :

"The section leader is responsible for ensuring each team member completes their assigned tasks. "

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A piece of residential land; a plot.

Examples :

"The family bought a small section of land to build a new house. "

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A one-mile square area of land, defined by a government survey.

Examples :

"The new housing development is located in Section 12 of the city's survey. "

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Any of the squares, each containing 640 acres, into which the public lands of the United States were divided.

Examples :

"The land surveyor marked out a section of the new national park, which was 640 acres in size. "

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The symbol §, denoting a section of a document.

Examples :

"The legal document's section 3 details the payment schedule. "

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A sequence of rock layers.

Examples :

"The geology textbook described the different sections of rock layers found in the Grand Canyon. "

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To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

Examples :

"The gardener sectioned the overgrown garden into smaller plots for easier planting. "

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To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.

Examples :

"The scientist sectioned the plant sample to examine its cellular structure under the microscope. "

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To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.

Examples :

"The authorities sectioned the man after he became violent and disruptive at the school. "

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Medical To perform a cesarean section on (someone).

Examples :

"The doctor will section the pregnant woman. "

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